Multiple choice

Directions: In the question below, a statement is followed by two courses of action numbered I and II. A course of action is a step or administrative decision to be taken for improvement, follow-up or further action in regard to the problem, policy, etc. On the basis of the information given in the statement, you have to assume everything in the statement to be true and then decide which of the suggested courses of action logically follow(s) for pursuing.

Statement: Proportion of females compared to that of males in the population of our country has drastically gone down in the recent past. Courses of action: I. Social workers should take up the task of emphasising the importance of having at least one female child in each family in both rural and urban areas of the country. II. Govt. should severely punish the persons involved in the practice of female foeticide.

  1. Only I follows

  2. Only II follows

  3. Either I or II follows

  4. Both I and II follow

  5. Neither I nor II follows
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, both follow as female ratio has gone down. So, female child importance should be emphasised and strict steps should be taken against persons who are involved in female foeticide. 

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